Hyderabad: Over 2.4 crore voters have been cleared for inclusion in the final electoral rolls following the special intensive revision (SIR) against 3.38 crore registered before the exercise. However, the fate of 21.65 lakh (voters) cases arising from notices remains to be fully accounted for.The chief electoral officer’s latest report, updated on Oct 7, shows that 71.23 lakh cases have been parked for final publication following scrutiny of 92.88 lakh notices issued over anomalies and failure to establish links with the 2002 electoral rolls. Of these, 68.7 lakh were parked after hearings and 2.5 lakh without hearings.From 3.38 crore to 2.64 crore in draftBefore SIR began, Telangana had 3,38,26,448 electors. The draft rolls published on Aug 17 contained 2,64,87,213 names after 73,39,235 were excluded under the absent, shifted, dead and duplicate (ASDD) categories.Among those remaining in the draft, around 1.72 crore had no anomaly or mapping flags, while approximately 92.88 lakh faced further scrutiny.Adding the previously reported unflagged electorate to the latest cases parked for final publication gives an indicative figure of 2.43 crore. The figures, however, require final reconciliation before the final rolls are published.Hearings continue until Nov 5The Oct 7 report recorded 91.93 lakh notices delivered and 79.24 lakh hearings held. Another 13.29 lakh hearing dates had lapsed, while 18,154 rescheduled hearing dates also lapsed. Election authorities recorded 10,872 cases as ineligible for final publication.The three districts of Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Hyderabad together accounted for 6.96 lakh lapsed hearing dates, more than half the statewide total. At the constituency level, Serilingampally recorded 81,033, followed by LB Nagar with 73,834, Medchal with 73,260 and Quthbullapur with 70,532.Although the claims and objections window closed on Oct 7, the notice and disposal process continues until Nov 5. The final electoral rolls would be published on Nov 9.Separately, around 4.50 lakh Form 6 applications for enrolment were reported to be awaiting scrutiny. If all remaining notice cases are cleared and these applications are accepted, the electorate could approach 2.69 crore, nearly 69 lakh below the pre-SIR figure. This remains a conditional calculation rather than an official projection.The final count would depend on pending decisions, additions and exclusions. A lapsed hearing does not, by itself, establish that an elector has been deleted.
